Gun-stock.



FRANK BALsoN, or

PA-Tuur orales.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

GUN-STOCK.

No. 894,101. specificatien of Lettersratent. Patented July 21, 1908.

Application filed October 22, 1907. Serial No.- 398,585.

.To all whom it mag/concern: Be it known that I, FRANK BaLsoN, a citi-'zenof United States, residing at Omaha, in

the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska,

have invented certain new'and useful ',Improvements in Gun-Stocks, of,vvl1ichthe fol.

Wing is a specification. My inventlon relates to improvements 1n I gunstocks, and has for its primary object to Vwhich is thorou weapon.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an attachment -ofthis character which may be re'adily'mounted in position upon the stockof the gun, which is of simple, durable and inex ,ensive construction,and

, gh. y practical in every particular.' y

With' these and other objects in view, my/ invention consists of a gunVstock providedr with a series of compartments to receive implernents orthe like, and' a' closure to the, compartments, v the closure servingas' the vbutt plate'to the gun.

The invention further consists of a carrying attachment for gn stocks4embodying' certain'other novel features of construction and combinationof parts substantially as disclosed herein, and as illustrated/intheaccompanying drawings, in whic'lv4 Figure 1, is' aside'elevation of ashot-gun stock embodying the features of my invention, parts beingbroken away. and in section to illustrate more clearly the diiferentfeatures of construction. Fig. 2, is an end view of thel same with thecover`Vv late open. .Fi 3, i s a broken detail view-o the spring catcmechanism for holding the cover closed.. F ig. 4,

vis a' detailsectional view-of the tch mechanism of the butt plate;-Fig. 5, is a broken y sideelevation showing the invention ada `ted tothe stock of a'riile andan improved orm of hunting knife to be used withthe rifle 2. Inj the drawings: The numeral 1, designates the stock ofanordinary gun which is the same asis usual-with the exceptionthat a orchambers 2, are'fornne'd` --series of. openings therein in whic v maybestored the tools or other accessories generally found useful in thehandling of a gun, such as a screw driver,

file, shell extractor, cleaning rod or other like devices.

Completely encircling the butt end or rim of the stock, is a metallicband or cap piece 3, which is secured in place bymeans of screws 4, orother suitablev fastenings. The outer edge of this band or butt lpieceis approximately straight and prefera the end of the stock, while theinner edge of the butt piece may be curved forwardlyas shown, or it maybe of any other fanciful design. The butt iece is applied to the' stockw1th its surface evel with the surface of the stock so that there are noout-cro ping edges to interfere the ready handling of the At one of'itsside/ edges, the butt piece is provided with alseries of ears 5, whichare 'usually three ,in/number and are referably raised or outstandingfrom the surface ofthe butt piece! common closure is provided forthe/eo/mpartments in the end of the stock whiclffis/n the form of acover or butt plate Q,{havi/ng ears 7-, at one of its side edges to in-'terlock between the ears-on the butt ieee, /the pin or p'intle 8,serving to establis .the two in hinged relation. The hinge ears onAthebutt.piece'and butt plate are preferably formed integral vwith therespective parts, and as'shown in the drawings they may be formed byroviding an extension 9, at the edge of each) member, then dubling theextension back so as to provide a loop for the passage of the pintle. Afiat spring 10, is secured on the inner face. of the butt plate near theedge vopposite thehinge connection and this spring has a curvedzend 11,which bears ly on a line with -in a recess 12, formed in the inner faceof the f jbutt iece, the spring` thus normally serving to ho d the buttplate open or extended to .permit examination of the containers or'compartments in the stock. lf so desired, in-

stead of dividing the stock into compartments, thestock may be madehollow to pro- -vide one large compartment for the storage ofdifferentarticles. The'c'over late is pref A erably formed with an outward y'bulged or swelled portion 13, at its upper end to assist In order toretain the cover or butt plate zclosed, a hooked lug or latch..14,` isprovided on the edge 'ofthe butt plate opposite the hinge joint, thelatch having an inclined abut fin holding the gun to the shoulder ofthe;v

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:ment face l5', to ride up on the inclined face or the keeper `lG.` Thiskeeper s carried by thev fiat spring 17, which 1s secured on the 1nuertace of the butt piece, lthe keeper projectal ing through an opening1.8, in the butt piece so as to lie in the path of the latch. A plate orguard 19, is ap )lied to the outer face ot the butt piece and tlie guardformed witha seat or recess 20, in its outer edge to receive the latchon the butt plate. thus protected and as it makes smooth close joint.with the guard plate all protrudingr edges are avoided and asinoothornamental appearance is produced.

T he guard may be grooved along its edge as at 21,0r ornainentedV in anyother suitu able manner. A push button 22, projects through an openingin the guard plate and' butt piece, the push button having a llangcdhead at its inner end for engagement with the lat sprin' 17 Thus bypressing on the push button, tlie keeper is depressed from engagen mentwith the latch on the butt ilate, the butt plate thereby being freed,the release spring carried bythe butt plate forces the same open andvexposes the compartments or compartment in the gunl stock to view ln l?ig. l, the invention is shown in coinhination with the stock of a shotgun and in this view a hatchet and shell extractor are indicated asadapted to he seated in the cornu pertinents in the stock, \as thesetools are particularly useful in colznhination with a gun of thischaracter. 0n the other hand a hunting knife Whih might he attached tothe end of the barrel would prove a valuable ad-V junct to agarne rifle,and in this connection 1n Figi, 5, l have shown my improved 'torni ofhunting knife as adapted to a rifle. The knife consists of the blade2.4, which is preferably double-edged and pointed, the knife beingattached hy an angular shank portion 25, to the sleeve 26, which is adated to he sli ped Aover the end ol the gun barrel, the s eeve having anotch .7, therein to engage the sight on the barrel. A pair of ears 28,are provided on the lower circuniierence ol the sleeve and pivotedbetween said ears is the latch 29. A securing stud is rovided on f therifle barrel and the latch is orrned with an o ironing 31, to pass overthe stud and there )y lock the knife on the end of the barrel. A springpressed plunger' 32, is slidably journaled in the lower side of thesleeve, the said plunger exerting its tension, aga' st the rearwardextension 33, on the end il the latch, and thereby serving to hold thelatch ineither the release or locking position with respect to the studon the gun barrel. A jointed cleaning rod 34, also shown as The latch isera-ier seated in suitable compartments in the stock ol the rifle. lnsmaller rijles Where the hunting knife would not be as useful as in thelarger ones, the stock may simply be formed. with compartments for thereception of cartridges and a cleaning rod, or the like.

Frein tie "foregoin f description taken in connectionwith the c rawingsthe operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodand appreciated and it Will he apparent that I have reduced anattachrnent 'for gun stocks which is entirely practical and desirableand which accomplishes all the results herein set vforth as' the objectsof the invention.

I claim.:

l. The combination with a un stock having a series of openings in theliutt thereof, a hatt 'nece secured thereto, a butt plate hinged to thebutt piece, a spring tending to force the hutt plate open, a hookeddetent carried by the butt plate, a spriner carried by the butt piece, astud carried thereby and projecting through. an openin,lr in the buttpiece to engage the detent on tie butt plate, and a push hutten having aheaded inner end to engage the spring and .release the stud troniengagement with the detcnt.

2. The gun stock having a series ol openings therein, a butt piecesecured thereto, a

. butt plate hinged to the butt piece and a 1 spring 'lor forcing thedplate normally open, a

hooked detont carrie by the hutt plate, a guard. carried by the buttpiece recessed to receive the detent, a spring carried by the buttpiece, a lug carried by the spring and projecting throu h an opening inthe butt piece to engage t e hooked detent and forni a kec er tot'ie'same, and a headed button sea-te'- in the guard and in engagementwith the spring to release the keeper from engagement with thedetent.

3. ln combination With a gun stock, a hutt piece secured thereto, a buttplate hinged to the butt piece, a spring exerting tension to force theplate open, a detent carried by the butt plate, a guard on the buttpiece to receive the detent, a spring carried )y the butt piece, akeeper carried by the spring projecting through an opening in the buttpiece to engage the detent, and a button seated in the guard to releasethe keeper from engagement with the datent.

ln testimony whereof lf allix my signature in presence ol two Witnesses.

FRANK BALSON.

lllitnesses J. W. MAnTrN, M. H. BUCH.

